| Element (Atom) Name | Ytterbium |
| Symbol | Yb |
| Physical state at room temperature | Solid |
| Element Classification | Metal |
| Group Name | Lanthanide |
| Period Number (Periodic table) | 6 |
| Group number (Periodic table) | None |
| Atomic number | 70 |
| Atomic weight | 173.045 (Ref: Jlab-ele070, ciaaw-ytterbium) 173.054 (Ref: Nist-70) 173 (Ref: Lanl-70) |
| Atomic Radius | 242 pm (Van der Waals) (Ref: Lanl-70) |
| Density | 6.90 g/cm3 (Ref: Jlab-ele070) |
| Melting point | 819°C (Ref: Jlab-ele070, Lanl-70) |
| Boiling point | 1196°C (Ref: Jlab-ele070, Lanl-70) |
| Electron shell configuration | 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 4f14 5s2 5p6 6s2 |
| Oxidation States | +3, +2 (Ref: Jlab-ele070, Lanl-70) |
| Ionization Energy | 6.254 eV (Ref: Jlab-ele070) 6.254160 eV (Ref: Nist-70) |
| Number of Stable Isotopes | 7 |
| InChI | InChI=1S/Yb (Ref: Pubchem-70) |
| InChI Key | NAWDYIZEMPQZHO-UHFFFAOYSA-N (Ref: Pubchem-70) |
| Remarks |
REFERENCES
- Jlab-ele070: https://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele070.html
- Lanl-70: https://periodic.lanl.gov/70.shtml
- ciaaw-ytterbium: https://www.ciaaw.org/ytterbium.htm
- Nist-70: https://physics.nist.gov/cgi-bin/Elements/elInfo.pl?element=70
- Pubchem-70: https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/element/70
- science.co.il: https://www.science.co.il/elements/
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